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As Tropical Storm Barry bears down on the Louisiana coast, Environment America, U.S. PIRG and Frontier Group -- all part of the Public Interest Network...
Jul 12, 2019 Blog Post
Numerous coal-fired power plants with onsite storage of coal ash waste are in the potential path of hurricanes Florence and Michael. Coal ash ponds can...
Oct 9, 2018 Blog Post
Hurricane Florence is projected to affect major agricultural regions of North Carolina and neighboring states, where manure storage in lagoons is common. Leakage from or...
Oct 9, 2018 Blog Post
There are dozens of Superfund hazardous waste sites in states potentially affected by Hurricane Michael. Flooding of hazardous waste sites can result in toxic substances...
Oct 9, 2018 Blog Post
Several nuclear reactors are in areas that may be subject to flooding in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Inspections and reviews by the U.S. Nuclear...
Sep 12, 2018 Blog Post
Hurricane Florence is expected to affect the Carolinas beginning on Thursday. The storm could bring high winds and dump up to 40 inches of rain...
Sep 12, 2018 Blog Post
On September 20, Category 4 Hurricane Maria whipped Puerto Rico with winds traveling at 155 miles per hour, just two miles per hour short of...
Oct 26, 2017 Blog PostThe Gulf Coast Power Association is an energy group with a diverse list of members from Shell to SolarCity. At their fall conference in Austin...
Oct 11, 2017 Blog PostFrontier Group has created a map of Superfund sites in Puerto Rico. In the wake of Hurricane Maria, some of these sites may pose a...
Sep 29, 2017 Blog PostVolatile chemicals caused an explosion at the Arkema Crosby chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, on August 31, 2017. They exploded after the plant lost power...
Sep 20, 2017 Blog Post
